1963 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1963 Sewanee Tigers football
CAC champion
Conference College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (4–0 CAC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Davis
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $ 4 –0 –08 –0 –0
Washington and Lee 2 –1 –05 –3 –0
Washington University 1 –1 –06 –2 –1
Centre 1 –2 –03 –5 –0
Southwestern (TN) 0 –4 –02 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the College Athletic Conerence during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Shirley Majors, the Tigers compiled a perfect 8–0 record (4–0 in conference games), won the CAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 275 to 45. [1] [2] It was one of four undefeated seasons in Sewanee football history, the others being 1898, 1899, and 1958. It was also the first of Sewanee's 12 CAC/SCAC championships. [3]

Tailback Martin Luther "M.L." Agnew was a threat as a passer (507 yards) and runner (841 yards), led the team in total offense, and won first-team honors on the 1963 Little All-America college football team. [4] [5] Larry Majors, son of the head coach, [6] set a school record with an average of 7.0 yards per carry during the 1963 season. [7] [8]

In 2010, the 1963 team was inducted as a group into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame. This followed the induction of the 1899 football team in 2004 and the 1958 football team in 2008. [9]

The team played its home games at Hardee Field in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Millsaps *
W 27–01,000 [10] [11]
October 5 Hampden–Sydney *
W 49–01,200 [12]
October 12at Austin * Sherman, TX W 39–191,000 [13] [14]
October 19 Randolph–Macon *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 48–0 [15] [16]
October 26at Centre Danville, KY W 35–7 [17] [18]
November 2at Southwestern (TN)
W 28–01,447 [19] [20] [21]
November 9 Washington and Lee
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 35–6 [22]
November 16 Washington University
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 14–13 [23]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[24] [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Sewanee Football 2011". Sewanee: The University of the South. 2011. p. 38.
  3. ↑ Media Guide, p. 2.
  4. ↑ Media Guide, p. 31.
  5. ↑ "Sewanee's Agnew Little All-America". The Nashville Banner. December 3, 1963. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Other sons include Johnny Majors and Bobby Majors.
  7. ↑ Media Guide, p. 18.
  8. ↑ Tom Siler (November 21, 1963). "Larry Majors Finds His Niche, Shines as Gridder and 'Gowner' at Sewanee". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Media Guide, pp. 30 and 34.
  10. ↑ Phil Wallace (September 29, 1963). "Sewanee Tigers Rip Millsaps In 27-0 Go". The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson Daily News. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tigers Roll To Victory". The Nashville Tennessean. September 29, 1963. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Ray Deering (October 6, 1963). "Agnew Sparks Sewanee Tigers to 49-0 Rout Over Hampden-Sydney". The Chattanooga Times. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Unbeaten Sewanee Blasts Austin 39-13; Agnew Star". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1963. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Tigers Pin 39-19 Loss on Austin". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1963. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Tigers Rip To 48-0 Win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 20, 1963. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Sewanee Wallops Randolph-Macon Gridders 48-0". The Danville Register. Associated Press. October 20, 1963. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Centre Yields To Powerful Sewanee After A Good Half". Kentucky Advocate. Danville, Kentucky. October 27, 1963. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Tigers Romp Past Centre". The Nashville Tennessean. October 27, 1963. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Southwestern Meets Sewanee Today". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1963. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Sewanee Notches 6th Straight 28-0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1963. p. 4G – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ Michael Simmons (November 3, 1963). "Sewanee's Second-Half Effort Rips Lynx: Tigers Win 28-0". The Commercial Appeal. p. Section 2-A, page 4.
  22. ↑ Tom Powell (November 10, 1963). "Sewanee Rambles Past W&L 35-6: Captures 7th Straight, Eyes CAC Title Next". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Condra's Toe Wins For Sewanee 14-13". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1963. p. D1.
  24. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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